DoctorG
2022-08-29 15:23:59
- #1
Hello everyone,
The current energy situation also leads to the need to optimize insulation in our case.
Constellation: old interior door with glass inner part (70s style) separates hallway from anteroom. Anteroom (approx. 1.5 sqm) unheated (in front of it an old exterior door with monument protection/not exchangeable for something modern and the usual warping of wood after 100 years). Of course, this results in an unfavorable thermal bridge – and in the hallway area/at this interior door there is a noticeable temperature zone.
For both doors, I would like to achieve better thermal insulation. In the search for thermal resistance values, I noticed that with underfloor heating cork, laminate, and carpet insulate very well. These materials are therefore usually undesirable in such cases. Hence my idea to use this effect to insulate the doors. Especially with the carpet, I would like that I could manage this with rather simple tools like a carpet knife, scissors (instead of a router, circular saw, etc.).
Does anyone have experience with such retrofitted "interior coverings" of doors over the entire surface? Permission is not an issue – the house is owned.
Of course, fasteners like glue, adhesive tape, or screws (I am still undecided) will leave traces if one no longer wants it.
But the core question: is my idea misguided to use these apparently well insulating materials for this purpose?
I myself have not seen this anywhere before. At most, these heavy draft protection curtains. But here I would find something that moves with the door much better than a curtain that I can only reach when standing on one side of the door. On Amazon, there is a solution that somewhat goes in this direction pre-cut (then it looks a bit like a mixture of a psychiatric padded door and a Chippendale sofa), but actually, there is nothing about the material etc. Other ready-made "kits" or solutions I cannot find anywhere either.
And all the joint tapes just solve the joint problem – the thermal bridge at this wavy glass in my opinion cannot be solved with these household remedies.
I also have mixed experiences with the gaps. In the end, these old doors somehow always jam. Perfectly fitting seals that you can buy precisely like for refrigerators are of course nice. As far as I can see, you need accordingly new doors for that. Ours are probably older than the word "order number."
So I would probably prefer for the gaps something like a piece of carpet or roll cork that simply overhangs the gap on one side instead of such a "gap stuffing" with the clamping side effects.
Also here: is that an idea or from a professional point of view something like welding wood?
... please feel free to share ideas that have worked for others. I am not a carpenter/joiner who has seen everything anyway.
Thanks for any feedback.
The current energy situation also leads to the need to optimize insulation in our case.
Constellation: old interior door with glass inner part (70s style) separates hallway from anteroom. Anteroom (approx. 1.5 sqm) unheated (in front of it an old exterior door with monument protection/not exchangeable for something modern and the usual warping of wood after 100 years). Of course, this results in an unfavorable thermal bridge – and in the hallway area/at this interior door there is a noticeable temperature zone.
For both doors, I would like to achieve better thermal insulation. In the search for thermal resistance values, I noticed that with underfloor heating cork, laminate, and carpet insulate very well. These materials are therefore usually undesirable in such cases. Hence my idea to use this effect to insulate the doors. Especially with the carpet, I would like that I could manage this with rather simple tools like a carpet knife, scissors (instead of a router, circular saw, etc.).
Does anyone have experience with such retrofitted "interior coverings" of doors over the entire surface? Permission is not an issue – the house is owned.
Of course, fasteners like glue, adhesive tape, or screws (I am still undecided) will leave traces if one no longer wants it.
But the core question: is my idea misguided to use these apparently well insulating materials for this purpose?
I myself have not seen this anywhere before. At most, these heavy draft protection curtains. But here I would find something that moves with the door much better than a curtain that I can only reach when standing on one side of the door. On Amazon, there is a solution that somewhat goes in this direction pre-cut (then it looks a bit like a mixture of a psychiatric padded door and a Chippendale sofa), but actually, there is nothing about the material etc. Other ready-made "kits" or solutions I cannot find anywhere either.
And all the joint tapes just solve the joint problem – the thermal bridge at this wavy glass in my opinion cannot be solved with these household remedies.
I also have mixed experiences with the gaps. In the end, these old doors somehow always jam. Perfectly fitting seals that you can buy precisely like for refrigerators are of course nice. As far as I can see, you need accordingly new doors for that. Ours are probably older than the word "order number."
So I would probably prefer for the gaps something like a piece of carpet or roll cork that simply overhangs the gap on one side instead of such a "gap stuffing" with the clamping side effects.
Also here: is that an idea or from a professional point of view something like welding wood?
... please feel free to share ideas that have worked for others. I am not a carpenter/joiner who has seen everything anyway.
Thanks for any feedback.